The following nine players have also been released to finalize the 53 man roster:
LB Nate Bussey
LB Clint Ingram
WR Andy Tanner
CB Terrail Lambert
C Cecil Newton
QB Sean Canfield
LS Kyle Nelson
TE Michael Higgins
RB Chris Taylor
DT Swanson Miller
These are the 53 players who have made the team. Remember, the Saints can also make a move for a released player, so I wouldn’t count on these 53 necessarily being the guys on the roster in time for the Packers game Thursday.
QB (2) Drew Brees, Chase Daniel
HB (4) Pierre Thomas, Mark Ingram, Darren Sproles, Joique Bell
FB (2) Korey Hall, Jed Collins
TE (2) Jimmy Graham, David Thomas
WR (6) Marques Colston, Lance Moore, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem, Adrian Arrington, Courtney Roby
T (3) Jermon Bushrod, Zach Strief, Charles Brown
G (3) Jahri Evans, Carl Nicks, Brian de la Puente
C (2) Olin Kreutz, Matt Tennant
E (4) Turk McBride, Cameron Jordan, Junior Galette, Jeff Charleston
DT (5) Sedrick Elils, Shaun Rogers, Aubrayo Franklin, Tom Johnson, Mitch King
LB (7) Scott Shanle, Jonathan Vilma, Will Herring, Martez Wilson, Jo-Lonn Dunbar, Jonathan Casillas, Ramon Humber
CB (5) Tracy Porter, Jabari Greer, Patrick Robinson, Leigh Torrence, Johnny Patrick
S (4) Malcolm Jenkins, Roman Harper, Jonathon Amaya, Isa Abdul-Quddus
K (2) Garrett Hartley, John Kasay
P (1) Thomas Morstead
LS (1) Justin Drescher
DE Will Smith is reserve suspended for 2 games and RB Chris Ivory is on the PUP.
The biggest surprise for me is that the Saints only kept two tight ends, though they’ll be using Charles Brown as a blocking tight end and I wouldn’t be surprised to see them add another off the waiver wire. Another big surprise to me was Ramon Humber making the roster. I guess the Saints liked what he offered on special teams more so than Nate Bussey. A big surprise was Isa Abdul-Quddus, too, the lone undrafted rookie free agent to make the team. None of us saw that one coming. Lastly, the biggest disappointment for me was Hartley’s injury costing someone a roster spot. Carrying 2 kickers on the active squad is a crime.
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